Choose the correct modal verb for each of these sentences.

1. ________ you go already? You only arrived an hour ago!

    must   should   can

2. When he was young, he ________ swim very well. He won medals and championships!

    may   can   could

3. The company ________ go bankrupt if they don't find a lot of money quickly!

    should   shouldn't   may

4. You look very confused by the homework, Clive. ________ I help you?

    will   can   must

5. I left my purse at home. Lily, ________ you lend me ten dollars?

    may   could   shouldn't

6. It's wet and windy outside today. You ________ go out without an umbrella.

    shouldn't   won't mustn't

7. I think that sign means we ________ enter the building. Look, there's a security guard too.

    won't   may not   mustn't

8. Lindsay watched the movie in French and ________ understand very much of it.

    shouldn’t   can't   couldn't

9. Thomas ______ catch the bus to school instead of driving.

could would must

10. When I was young I ___ cook at all.

could couldn’t can’t

11. Mary is working on grammar because she ______ have a test tomorrow.

could must should

12. When Bruce was younger, he _____ fit into his uniform but now that he has grown, it no longer fits.

can should could

13. I ______ take care of my younger brothers and sisters when my parents go out.

must should may

14. Emily's on a diet. She ____ eat that cake.

mustn’t may not shouldn’t

15. We ____ be home by ten o'clock. Perhaps we ____ go now.

must/can must/should may/will

16. Televisions are on sale and Mark ______ buy one for a very good price.

may should must

17. It was very dark last night. I _____ see the man on the road.

may not couldn’t shouldn’t

18. Since we have to be there in a hurry, we _____ take a taxi.

mustn’t must can’t

1. ________ you go already? You only arrived an hour ago!

    must   should   can

2. When he was young, he ________ swim very well. He won medals and championships!

    may   can   could

3. The company ________ go bankrupt if they don't find a lot of money quickly!

    should   shouldn't   may

4. You look very confused by the homework, Clive. ________ I help you?

    will   can   must

5. I left my purse at home. Lily, ________ you lend me ten dollars?

    may   could   shouldn't

6. It's wet and windy outside today. You ________ go out without an umbrella.

    shouldn't   won't mustn't

7. I think that sign means we ________ enter the building. Look, there's a security guard too.

    won't   may not   mustn't

8. Lindsay watched the movie in French and ________ understand very much of it.

    shouldn’t   can't   couldn't

9. Thomas ______ catch the bus to school instead of driving.

could would must

10. When I was young I ___ cook at all.

could couldn’t can’t

11. Mary is working on grammar because she ______ have a test tomorrow.

could must should

12. When Bruce was younger, he _____ fit into his uniform but now that he has grown, it no longer fits.

can should could

13. I ______ take care of my younger brothers and sisters when my parents go out.

must should may

14. Emily's on a diet. She ____ eat that cake.

mustn’t may not shouldn’t

15. We ____ be home by ten o'clock. Perhaps we ____ go now.

must/can must/should may/will

16. Televisions are on sale and Mark ______ buy one for a very good price.

may should must

17. It was very dark last night. I _____ see the man on the road.

may not couldn’t shouldn’t

18. Since we have to be there in a hurry, we _____ take a taxi.

mustn’t must can’t